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Forbes - Ben BernankeForbes - Ben Bernankehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/28/is-chinas-stock-market-fall-really-the-great-crash-of-1929-all-over-again/
Is China's Stock Market Fall Really The Great Crash Of 1929 All Over Again?We've two different comparisons going on over the collapse in China's stock markets and the similarities with the Great Crash on Wall Street in 1929. One of those comparisons looks fair enough, we've an event of a comparable size. Although that doesn't mean that there will necessarily be a Depression [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/28/is-chinas-stock-market-fall-really-the-great-crash-of-1929-all-over-again/Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:27:00 GMT2015-07-28T05:27:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/25/why-is-cambridge-university-publishing-economic-gibberish-about-fossil-fuel-companies/
Why Is Cambridge University Publishing Economic Gibberish About Fossil Fuel Companies?It was Ben Bernanke who pointed out that the major use of economic analysis is not to tell us what is the right thing to do: it's to aid us in knowing when someone is proposing the wrong thing to do. So it is with this little report from Cambridge [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/25/why-is-cambridge-university-publishing-economic-gibberish-about-fossil-fuel-companies/Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:02:00 GMT2015-07-25T08:02:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/19/varoufakis-is-probably-right-here-the-greek-reforms-will-fail/
Varoufakis Is Probably Right Here: The Greek Reforms Will FailThe former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, of Greece is insisting that the economic reforms planned for Greece are going to fail. A statement in which he is probably correct. For while the reforms themselves are probably good for the Greek economy in the long term they are prey to two [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/19/varoufakis-is-probably-right-here-the-greek-reforms-will-fail/Sun, 19 Jul 2015 09:32:00 GMT2015-07-19T05:32:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/18/if-ben-bernanke-says-youre-being-an-idiot-about-monetary-policy-europe-probably-is-being-an-idiot/
If Ben Bernanke Says You're Being An Idiot About Monetary Policy Europe Probably Is Being An IdiotIt's a commonplace of the current debate that the US and UK economies are doing reasonably well, given the effects of that financial crash, while areas of the eurozone or doing horrendously badly. It's a further commonplace observation that the difference in performance here is something to do with the [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/18/if-ben-bernanke-says-youre-being-an-idiot-about-monetary-policy-europe-probably-is-being-an-idiot/Sat, 18 Jul 2015 09:24:00 GMT2015-07-18T05:24:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2015/06/29/richard-fisher-the-federal-reserves-wall-street-critic-joins-barclays/
Richard Fisher, The Federal Reserve's Wall Street Critic, Joins BarclaysOne of the sharpest and best positioned critics of the bailouts that kept Wall Street afloat in 2008, but did far less to mend the finances of Main Street is following a well-trod path from top regulatory posts to the banks that benefited from the government's intervention.http://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2015/06/29/richard-fisher-the-federal-reserves-wall-street-critic-joins-barclays/Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:27:00 GMT2015-06-29T17:27:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2015/06/29/dont-blame-greece-when-europes-bond-boom-ends-badly/
Don't Blame Greece When Europe's Bond Boom Ends BadlyEven as talk of Greece's exit from the European Union intensifies, bonds from governments once considered at risk of default or in need of bailout money from the International Monetary Funds still trade at benign yields near or below U.S. Treasuries.http://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2015/06/29/dont-blame-greece-when-europes-bond-boom-ends-badly/Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:02:00 GMT2015-06-29T10:02:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2015/06/25/how-federal-reserve-quantitative-easing-expanded-wealth-inequality/
How Federal Reserve Quantitative Easing Expanded Wealth InequalityThe Brookings Institution earlier this month held a conference entitled, "Did the Fed's quantitative easing making inequality worse?," examining whether central bank long-term asset purchases (commonly known as quantitative easing) expanded wealth inequality through boosting prices of financial assets that are disproportionately owned by wealthier [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2015/06/25/how-federal-reserve-quantitative-easing-expanded-wealth-inequality/Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:20:00 GMT2015-06-25T01:20:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellewitt/2015/06/02/helicopter-money-is-a-bad-idea/
Helicopter Money Is A Bad IdeaApparently six years of zero interest rates and trillions of dollars of bond purchases of central banks resulting in tepid global demand and a grossly overleveraged financial system have yet to convince the thinking class that a change in policy direction is needed. At least that is the conclusion I [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellewitt/2015/06/02/helicopter-money-is-a-bad-idea/Tue, 2 Jun 2015 19:26:00 GMT2015-06-02T15:26:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/02/washingtons-most-expensive-speakers-infographic/
Washington's Most Expensive Speakers [Infographic]After finishing a long term in public office, many politicians earn healthy amounts of cash through speaking engagements. Indeed, booking one of America's more recognizable public figures&nbsp;comes with a hefty pricetag. Even though speaking engagements can prove highly lucrative for politicians,&nbsp;they can also be&nbsp;risky. The&nbsp;extortionate prices charged [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/02/washingtons-most-expensive-speakers-infographic/Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:03:00 GMT2015-06-02T08:03:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/06/01/american-inflation-soon-to-be-every-central-bankers-worst-nightmare/
American Inflation Soon To Be Every Central Banker's Worst NightmareBehind the scenes, emerging market central banks, which hold more than 80% of the world's foreign currency reserves, are getting antsy about the prospect of rising inflation in a post-QE America.http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/06/01/american-inflation-soon-to-be-every-central-bankers-worst-nightmare/Mon, 1 Jun 2015 20:15:00 GMT2015-06-01T16:15:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/pictures/eglg45hglkm/debt-ridden-nations/
Countries With The Most Debthttp://www.forbes.com/pictures/eglg45hglkm/debt-ridden-nations/Mon, 1 Jun 2015 20:15:00 GMT2015-06-01T16:15:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/mauryfertig/2015/05/19/hatteras-financial-income-hungry-investors-put-this-reit-on-the-menu/
Hatteras Financial: Income Hungry Investors Put This REIT On The MenuIt has been three years since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke mentioned plans to reduce quantitative easing, sending markets into a fear induced “taper tantrum.” Analysts and investors were certain that we would soon find ourselves in a more normalized interest rate environment, bringing an end to a three-decade long stretch [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/mauryfertig/2015/05/19/hatteras-financial-income-hungry-investors-put-this-reit-on-the-menu/Tue, 19 May 2015 13:00:00 GMT2015-05-19T09:00:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/05/12/billionaire-investors-reveal-their-biggest-and-best-stocks/
Billionaire Investors Reveal Their Biggest and Best StocksWhy do we care what these billionaire investors have to say? Because they have the power to influence outcomes, which means their best ideas tend to be very profitable ideas.http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/05/12/billionaire-investors-reveal-their-biggest-and-best-stocks/Tue, 12 May 2015 20:00:00 GMT2015-05-12T16:00:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/briandomitrovic/2015/05/05/the-texas-miracle-and-the-federal-reserve-put/
The Texas Miracle And The Federal Reserve 'Put'The chance to cut taxes sits squarely before the statehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/briandomitrovic/2015/05/05/the-texas-miracle-and-the-federal-reserve-put/Tue, 5 May 2015 19:55:00 GMT2015-05-05T15:55:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/05/01/ben-bernankes-error-infrastructure-as-fiscal-stimulus-is-an-idea-that-is-dead-dead-and-buried/
Ben Bernanke's Error: Infrastructure As Fiscal Stimulus Is An Idea That Is Dead, Dead And BuriedOr at least the idea that we can use infrastructure projects as a form of fiscal stimulus is an idea that should be dead, dead and buried. Yes, I'm aware that that's a strong claim but I'm afraid that it is true. The modern American economy simply will not support [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/05/01/ben-bernankes-error-infrastructure-as-fiscal-stimulus-is-an-idea-that-is-dead-dead-and-buried/Fri, 1 May 2015 09:10:00 GMT2015-05-01T05:10:00Zhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/04/22/tax-cuts-do-increase-employment-do-create-jobs-the-science-is-in/
Tax Cuts Do Increase Employment, Do Create Jobs, The Science Is InAn interesting paper from Owen Zidar showing that tax cuts really do increase employment, really do create jobs. This isn't all that unusual a finding it must be said as several different theories would lead us to the same conclusion. But it's nice, as always, to have empirical proof of [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/04/22/tax-cuts-do-increase-employment-do-create-jobs-the-science-is-in/Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:38:00 GMT2015-04-22T11:38:00Z